New seedlings

Only three days old and beautiful little leaves start to emerge. We have baby zinnias, peppers, marigolds, and herbs.

Will peer pressure affect plants?

So Damian made the move to buy a few transplants from the store today because we were both concerned about the fate of some of our skinny stalked seedlings being transplanted outdoors this upcoming weekend. Part of me wanted to remain purist & only use our transplants we grew from seeds, but I realize it is good to have backup plants. Afterall, I do want a successful garden. Besides, maybe our skinny stalked seedlings will give into peer pressure and grow big overnight.... One could hope.

Our skinny stalked seedlings

Store bought HUGE seedlings

Green beans

Our green bean seedlings are so cool & have grown so much in just a few days.

New experiment in propagation

We waited a while to thin the peppers & I decided to see if planting the cut seedlings would create roots.

Hardening off

Our first round of little guys have made their way outside to begin the process of hardening off!

Organized Planning

So, we are officially nerds. We made an Excel spreadsheet to plan out where our transplants go.

April Growth

    

Our corn and tomato plants are at least 5" tall and their stalks our growing thicker under our lights. The sugar snap peas are over 12" and climbing toward the ceiling at an alarming rate!

The hardest part of all this has been the thinning of the plants. It is so hard to see the new growth and then snip it down to just one plant so that it will have enough nutrients to survive.

We have planted our second round of spinach and lettuce. Our new green bean seeds are already bursting open with new life. We will have to thing these soon.